title: Predictors of short-term smoking cessation among Korean American men.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to examine which demographic, smoking behavior, and theoretical variables of theory of planned behavior would predict smoking cessation attempts among Korean American men.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a longitudinal study and data collection was conducted at baseline and 1-month follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  At baseline, 118 Korean adult male smokers were recruited into the study and of these, 93 participated at follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  Study questionnaires consisted of demographic data, smoking behavior, and theoretical variables.
  
  
  METHODS
  A multiple regression analysis was performed to identify correlates of behavioral intentions to quit smoking at baseline and binary logistic regression analysis for predictors of actual quitting behavior at follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among smoking behavior variables, past-year quit attempts and average number of cigarettes smoked per day explained 15% of the variance in behavioral intentions to quit smoking ( p<.0001). Two theoretical variables attitudes and perceived family social norms increased the explanatory power by 22% ( p<.0001) with an overall of 37%. Religion and perceived family social norms had about 32% predictive power over actual quitting behavior ( p<.0001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Any smoking cessation programs planned for Korean American men consider encouraging family members to affirm antismoking messages to this ethnic subgroup.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA. sun.kim@umassmed.edu
authors.forename: Sun Seog
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007723:Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D011584:Psychology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult